The High Jump Coach 2010 approach calculator is now available for $25 at: http://sites.google.com/site/hjcoach The production software is $25, but there is a...
A very important question that is asked only infrequently is "How much horizontal rotation do you need? Horizontal rotation is sometimes referred to as...
I finally made this choice to come back to Track and Field or atleast the jumping part of Track but the only problem i do not know were to start. i have been...
High jumping is just about the easiest event at which to get injured, so work up to it slowly; don't just jump into it (no pun intended). Warm up much more...
Please allow me to lend personal experience to your advice. I am a 34 year old man, in decent, but not competitive, physical condition. Back in the "old days"...
Greetings, I am coaching two athletes that in their last 2 1/2 steps, tend to break from the curve, running head-on, more and more with heights closer to their...
Here are my favorite training drills. Figure 8s you already know about, but here is how I teach them. - FIGURE 8s - Draw 2 circles on the ground that just...
I videotape my athletes often. My trusted Sony on a tripod has tipped over a few too many times in our blustery Spring weather. Does anyone have any...
I use a Panasonic HDC-TM300 and a Nady wireless microphone. During competitions the camera is mounted on a monopod and I have a non-jumping athlete run the...
Hi Last month we were shown video analysis using a Casio Exilim which shoots 500 frames per second. The workshop tutor was Derek Eveley from Loughborough here...
Thanks for the comments. I decided to do a bake-off and compare a Sony HDR-CX150 to a Casio Exilim FC150. I'm especially interested in being able to do high...
Though we go through the air from takeoff to landing via an approximate parabolic path, such is not exact and never the same from one jumping flight to the...
Hi all. New to the group. Are there any other masters high jumpers? I started learning HJ so I could do an indoor pent. This is my second year and it's...
Hmmm, I think I have two problems. I don't get a lot of lift. I am sort of "afraid" I guess to lay out flat or arch, I kind of go over butt down. I hit the...
Good idea, I have pictures but no video. I think that will help. I usually forget to be leaning away from the bar. _____ From: highjump@yahoogroups.com...
One does not "forget" to lean away from the bar. Your approach must be set up to deliver you to your takeoff point traveling in the correct direction and...
I'm not sure my last post was clear on this point. You can not be leaned away from the bar at takeoff if your approach straightens out in the last step(s)...
I whole-heartedly agree with Glen. Sounds like you may need to spend more time on practicing your approach and curve drills. For instance take a 10 step...
Thanks everyone for your good suggestions. I do need to spend more time on drills. I don't have a lot of time to practice (few mats are left out here in the...
Hey High Jump Group, I just wanted you to know I am featured on a new sports training website -- http://www.ProTips4U.com -- dedicated to providing the best in...
Hey Fellow High Jumpers and Coaches, Here is my latest video blog. I went to the premier of my films this weekend and got some of the fans reactions and some...
If you haven't visited HighJumpCoach.com for a while you'll find a lot of new information. I've been adding to the site regularly. If you have questions about...
Has anyone ever figured out a way to create a "practice pit"? It's really hard to find a place to HJ practice around here, all the tracks put their pits away...
We actually have permission from the local high school to use their equipment. But early in the season, or in bad weather, we (I coach high jump for a Catholic...
Weia, Hope this meets you well! If you have John Dobroth's e-mail, please forward this to him. He has recently retired from the judge bench with 24 years of...
Run, jump, fly. Let body profile and clothes be wing to modify the flight. Come in for a landing in a manner that permits another joyful flight to occur. Fly...
